The cd is now available here at www.timolainemusic.com   and CD Baby. Timo has performed with acts such as the Rolling Stones, BB King, Tina Turner, Rush, Chuck Berry, and many other major artists to name a few. On Timo's CD "Her Fire," Les Carlsen, former lead man for the musical "Hair" and more recently, "Bloodgood", compliments the group on many of the tunes. Noe Cruz, Timo's bass man since the early years, performs with an aggressive edge on this work. Noe replaced Jimmy Haslip, during the production of the SSII album in the eighties. Jimmy, since then, went on to form the group Yellow Jackets. Bob Winn plays the Roland V-drums on Her Fire. Guest artists include: Mike Meucci, Mark Vaughn, Dennis Brown, and Larry Class. Musea Records acquired the rights from Universal Records to re-issue the first Symphonic Slam album CD worldwide in 2002. On this site, we are offering all three releases: Symphonic Slam, Her Fire, and Monotrim Project. Symphonic Slam is currently working on a new project to be announced at a later date.

Timo Laine was born in Oulu, Finland. His family immigrated to America in the fifties. After learning a new language, Timo developed a keen interest in music at an early age. Timo began playing the guitar after losing interest in the piano at about the age of twelve. His earliest guitar heroes were Wes Montgomery, Andres Segovia, Kenny Berrel, Dick Dale, The Ventures, and the bands of the surf era. During his late high school years, Timo was hired as a guitar teacher at a local music store. Timo kept his teaching position until he was old enough to play clubs.

During his college years, Timo played the clubs as often as possible. After his third year of art school, Timo decided that music was his future. He quit college and started to perform in the club scene full time. He put together a cover band with his old friend and bass player Noe Cruz. The band went through various names such as Zebra, The Space Rangers, and a few others for nearly eleven years. During those years he made many attempts to break into the recording industry, and numerous attempts failed to get a decent record deal. Timo did not get his break until he ventured off to Canada with a newly formed band called Symphonic Slam. In Canada, Timo's band was discovered by A&M Records, who signed them up for an international release of Symphonic Slam.
 

Today, on the Her Fire CD, Les Carlsen, former lead singer and dancer for the musical "Hair" and more recently, "Bloodgood" sings many of the lead vocals. Noe Cruz, Timo's bass man since the early years, performs with an aggressive edge on this work. Noe replaced Jimmy Haslip, during the production of the SSII album in the eighties. Jimmy, since then, went on to form the group Yellow Jackets. Bob Winn plays the Roland V-drums on Her Fire. Guest artist include: Mike Meucci, Mark Vaughn, Dennis Brown, and Larry Class. For anyone interested in the older releases, Musea Records acquired the rights from Universal Records, to re-issued the first Symphonic Slam album as a cd in 2002 world wide. It Can be purchased on www.amazon.com , or go to any search engine and type in Timo Laine Symphonic Slam, for more information. Rock and Jazz progressive compositions that lead the imagination to new spaces and new sounds. World class Guitar and Vocal performances by seasoned masters.